Supernova

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Supernova

PG-13

2000

1h 30m

Sci-Fi

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Supernova is a science fiction thriller that chronicles the high-stakes adventures of a deep space hospital ship and its six member crew. When their vessel, the Nightingale 229, answers an emergency distress signal from a distant galaxy, the crew soon finds itself in danger from the mysterious young man they rescue, the alien artifact he smuggled aboard and the gravitational pull of a giant star about to go supernova -- the most massive explosion in the universe.

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Critics Consensus

This is an insult to the Sci-fi genre with no excitement and bad FX.

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Lawrence Van Gelder

New York Times

01/01/2000

1/5

Light on originality and low on suspense.

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John Anderson

Newsday

01/01/2000

2.5/4

A decent enough thriller.

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Stephen Hunter

Washington Post

01/01/2000

Goes nowhere and when it gets there, it's not anywhere.

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Mar 11

3/5

Still a frustratingly and sometimes very foolishly stitched-together affair. But if the failures of "Supernova" have many fathers, then so must the modest successes of a film with great ideas pulsing in its vital organs.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Feb 2

2/4

Derivative in the extreme, yet for all its faults, I’ve choked on far worse sci-fi flicks in my moviegoing diet.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

02/21/2025

2/5

…Supernova is not great at all…it’s something of a novelty seeing so much talent, in front of and behind the camera, coming a cropper in such a spectacularly dull way…

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MAURICIO M

@Macedomj Feb 13

filme do alien sem o alien

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Travis G

@Tggggggg Oct 4

It's like the saying goes. If you can't say something nice, become a movie critic.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jun 10

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas de terror são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom.

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Ralph R

@RT14837316 Mar 30

Supernova feels like a wasted opportunity wrapped in decent visuals. The directing is all over the place, which makes sense given the messy production history, and it really shows. The pacing drags, making even the short runtime feel longer than it should. You can tell there were attempts to build tension or mystery, but the script just doesn’t give it enough fuel. The story lacks depth, and the characters feel like cardboard cutouts drifting through space. It tries to be a mix of sci-fi and psychological thriller, but it never really commits to either, leaving it floating in this weird limbo. On the plus side, the cinematography is surprisingly solid in parts. There are a few beautiful shots of space and the sun that really stand out, and the set design had potential. The acting isn’t terrible, but the cast doesn’t have much to work with, and it feels like everyone’s just going through the motions. As for the score and sound design, nothing really stood out, which isn’t great for a sci-fi film that should be using sound to build atmosphere. Overall, it’s a slow, visually decent film that struggles to say or do anything memorable.

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Kevin F

@RT53835293 01/29/2025

Outstanding performances by James Spader and Angela Bassett make this a must see for science fiction fans.

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Jerod S

@jeroduptown 04/30/2023

Supernova is like the worst parts of Star Trek with a little attempt at horror in space. James Spader and Angela Bassett make for an odd couple that end up sharing a pod in the end to escape and swapping some DNA.

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Walter Hill

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James Spader

Nick Vanzant

Angela Bassett

Kaela Evers

Robert Forster

A.J. Marley

Lou Diamond Phillips

Yerzy Penalosa

Peter Facinelli

Karl Larson

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Synopsis

Supernova is a science fiction thriller that chronicles the high-stakes adventures of a deep space hospital ship and its six member crew. When their vessel, the Nightingale 229, answers an emergency distress signal from a distant galaxy, the crew soon finds itself in danger from the mysterious young man they rescue, the alien artifact he smuggled aboard and the gravitational pull of a giant star about to go supernova -- the most massive explosion in the universe.

Director: Walter Hill
Producer: Ash R. Shah, Daniel Chuba, Jamie Dixon
Screenwriter: David Campbell Wilson
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Hammerhead Productions, United Artists, Screenland Pictures, Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sci-Fi Violence|Intense Sci-Fi Action|Nudity|Sensuality)
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 14, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.2M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Surround, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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